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Fyle vs Wise Business

Fyle logo

Fyle

Accounting & Finance

Real-time expense management that works with your cards

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

Accounting & Finance

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Fyle billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • They diverge on capability: Fyle covers Real-time card tracking, Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fyle and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Fyle and Wise Business differ
AttributeFyleWise Business
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20162011

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Fyle

  • Real-time card tracking
  • Automatic receipt matching
  • Expense policies
  • Approval workflows
  • Mileage tracking
  • Sage Intacct
  • NetSuite
  • Slack

Only in Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Various
  • FCA regulated
  • Bank-level security

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Fyle

  • Expense reporting and corporate card reconciliationnot Wise Business
  • Enforcing spend policy and approvals before reimbursementnot Wise Business

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Fyle
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Fyle
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot Fyle

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Fyle

  • Billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill
  • The Growth plan carries a 5 user minimum and the Business plan a 10 user minimum, so the entry cost is set by the floor rather than the team
  • API access and the Sage Intacct and NetSuite integrations require a paid tier
  • ACH reimbursements and project expense tracking sit above the entry plan
  • Both published plans are billed annually
  • Enterprise pricing is custom and aimed at organisations with 250 or more employees

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

Pricing, plan by plan

Fyle

$29/month
  • Standard$8/month
    • Real-time card feeds
    • Receipt matching
    • Basic approvals
  • Business$12/month
    • Advanced policies
    • Custom workflows
    • Analytics
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited users
    • API access
    • Priority support

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Fyle if

  • You need real-time card tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want automatic receipt matching.

Choose Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.

Questions people ask

Is Fyle or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Fyle starts at $29/month and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fyle or Wise Business?
Fyle starts at $29/month and Wise Business at $29/month.
Does Fyle or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Fyle runs on Web, Ios, Android. Wise Business runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Fyle best used for?
Fyle is most often used for expense reporting and corporate card reconciliation, enforcing spend policy and approvals before reimbursement. Of those, expense reporting and corporate card reconciliation and enforcing spend policy and approvals before reimbursement are not what Wise Business is typically brought in for.
What can Fyle do that Wise Business cannot?
Fyle covers Real-time card tracking, Automatic receipt matching, Expense policies, Approval workflows. Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support, Ios support.

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